Rio Actors School ( original
portuguese name: Oficina de Atores) is an acting school based in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school offers a set of courses and
workshops for actors, artists and professionals in TV, film,
theater and audiovisual industry. Founded in 2006 by a group of
performing arts professionals, the school have had a huge growth
in the last years, when students from many brazilian cities
traveling to Rio just to attend some of its courses or
workshops. Rio Actors School has also received international
students from Portugal and portuguese speaking countries,
attracted by the renowed teachers team, composed by actors,
directors and professionals with experience in the brazilian
market i

Brazil is a country that has a
powerful television media industry, where have emerged many
great actors. Also the brazilian theater, with almost 200 years
of tradition, is a celeiro of talented actors. Brazil also
produces film on a significant scale, but it is undoubtedly on
TV that is focused the attention of the Brazilian audience,
specially in TV series (in portuguese: "novelas") and sitcoms.
Brazil is home of Globo TV, the most powerful broadcasting
company in South America, and world second largest commercial TV
network in annual revenue , behind American Broadcasting Company
(ABC). Brazilian novelas and series are the main TV attraction
not only in Brazil but also in Portugal and all Portuguese
speaking countries, which are the largest importers of brazilian
series in the world. Brazilian actors are considered the best
ones in the lusophone world, seen as the reference for all
professional actors and acting students in portuguese speaking
countries.

But, even out the english
speaking world , some brazilian actors have reached Hollywood,
being known by english-speaking audience, like Sonia Braga (Dona Flor and her two husbands, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Moon over Parador, Sex and the City, Wonder) , Rodrigo Santoro (Love Actually, Charlie's Angels,
300, I Love You Phillip Morris, Ben-Hur) , Wagner Moura (Elysium, Narcos) , Alice Braga (City of God, I'm the Legend, Blindness, Elysium) , and Oscar nominated best actress Fernanda Montenegro (
Central Station / Central do Brasil -1998) . Not forgetting , of
course , the most famous brazilian in American movies : Carmen
Miranda , the great Hollywood star in the golden era of
musicals, when she became famous worldwide performing her epic "
lady-in-the-tutti-frutti-hat" , the character created by her
that remains a brazilian (and american) cultural icon until now
.

Therefore , Brazilian performing
arts schools are sought after by beginners and professional
actors from all countries with Portuguese language. Due to
demand including of people from non - english speaking countries
, Rio Actors School has expanded opportunities for these courses
also provide students , initially getting actors and directors
from the U.S. and UK to minister classes in English, and from
2013 also opening vacancies for non - english speaking students
who want exchange study performing arts in Brazil , with
Brazilian actors and directors , to refine and enrich their
acting skills through international acting experience besides
english language and cultural exchange.